A PLEA FOR SCIENCE- Read before the Alumni Association bv A . C . Szvarlz , June 6 th , I 8 J 6 . It has become the order ol our association that one of its members be- appointed each year to sav something about science . We would not have- you understand by this , however , that vve think science stands in need of any support that we arc able to contribute . In presenting this paper , it is onl y proposed . to notice a few ofthe claims that science has upon us , in regard to . our national development as well as in things pertaining to the conscience . There need be no argument to prove that vve are debtors loscience , and it is equally true that no argument can prove the amount of this indebtedness . From the founding ofthe Alexandrian school to the present time , there has beesi no discovery in science- but has had its influence for good upon mankind everywhere . All along down the ages we find its stepping stones , l .-pon every one is written progress . When the conviction forc...

Illinois Itrfctosfeitel 1 DtolJ « c-: itts . rS ^^ SteWSHBsHi Lt ^ iTt ^ ^ e S * * ^^^^^^^^^_ fe - ^^&amp;gt;^^^^ i ^^^^^^^ TLisScimtiric and Polytechnic Unheisity , founded jointly by the United States and the State of Illinois , offeis UNSURPASSED FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION In the following departments : I . The . Collegeof AgricnIt lire , including the School of Agriculture and th ?; School of Horticulture . , . -.. ..- ¦ .. . - .. , IT . The . College of Engineering , including the Schools ofMechanical . Engineering , of Civil Engineering ^ of Mining Ensrmeeririg , and of Architecture , v . III . Tfie College of Auifuritl Science , including the Schools of . Chemistry and of ; Natural History . IV . The College of Literature and Science , including the schools of English and Modern Languages , and of Ancient Languages ^/ : . ¦ ¦ ¦ .. ¦ .. - ADMISSION y .- . y- % : ¦; . -,- ; The best time for entrance is at the lv . gi . nnihg of the College year in September but students : ma...

AN AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT OF THE DISCOVERY OF GOLD IN CALIFORNIA . HV CAIT . JAS . FAULKNER 75It has been my good fortune to sojourn in a community in which there resides a party who was present at the discovery of gold in Cab- , ifornia . As there are only four persons now living who were present at the important discovery , and as this individual is well known to be . an honest , in industrious , a truthful , and a God fearing man , I trust that a brief account of my interview with the distinguished pioneer , ; veteran and philanthropist will be read with interest . As the narrator paused to collect his scattered thoughts , I noted that there were no sounds to disturb save the ticking of the dusty clock , the cackling of the old . speckled hen ( assisted by the sympathetic rooster ) the hungry squeal of a few black pigs , the dull bell of the muly cow , and the thumping of his generous heart . At length he said : — In the falkof 47—along about this time of the year it was , —that we li...

EDWARD VON HARTMANN- ItY II . M . D . There arc certain names that meet the eye so frequently as to arouse the curiosity of the most hasty reader , yet often it is not easy to obtain much definite or positive information about these very persons who seem to challenge us at every step with a question , a fact , an opinion . Few names arc jus * - now more prominent in the world of speculative thought than that of Edward von Ilartmann . It is hard to take up a new book or paper touching at all upon science or religion without finding von Ilartmann quoted and often he appears as the pssailant of Christianity . Edward v . Ilartmann was born in Berlin , 18 42 , the son of a military officer , lie had the best of school advantages and was diligent . in improving them . He mentions with apparent pleasure the excellent tiiining he had in religious knowledge ; from his attitude on religious questions it seems however that there must have been some fatal error in the instnetion or in the use h...

WORDS FITLY SPOKEN . VE . \\\\ ., —~ Alclhcnai Society . Words fitly spoken are like blasts From bugles in the strife ; They nerve each heart to daring deeds For land , for love , for live . ! They are , when bitter doubt and gloom ¦ Deep shadow-heart and brain , . Like meteors flashing , through the night , That leave a shining train . They have the power , as well , to calm Lue s wild and passionate sea ; ^ s our Master s , Peace , be still , Calmed troubled Gallilee . They re , like cool drops to thirsty flowers , Like shade from scorching ravs , Like sweet day-lilies ,- while and still , Like , warm November days . .. &amp;lt; J ike purple pansies , gleaming bright Full in the summer sun , Like rest upon a soft white couch When weary work is done . Yea , like the swift electric waves , They grandly sweep from pole to pole , And wake to fullest harmony The diapason of the soul . Words fitly spoken are , in truth ) Like apples of pure gold , With shining silver settings , Whos...

, OBSERVATION AND REFLECTION . ¦ BY S . A . It . How wonderful are all of the creations around us , yet from their very abundance they are hardly nbiced , or , if noticed , only for the moment . Who stops long enough in the harassing cares and prcs - sing duties of life to think and reflect on the manipulation of God ! We Call the Bible God s word ; yet the world isfull of him and his worksj and his words . It is overflowing with God ; everything is suf- [ fused with his presence , his power , his infinity . Is there anything striking in the appearance of a pebble ? A small roundish stone , we find it , often insignificant , and possessing no beauty ; but who can tell its age , its history ? Who can tell where or when , or how it was created , through what vicissitudes of nature it has passed , and the reasons for its present form and shape ? True , Geology refers to the times and periods of the creation , and formation of the different classes and layers of rock , that form the cru...

A REVIEW . - BY NUGGET . j • Roughing It by Mark Twain is the book we have been reading . This book written by one of America s best humorists is not unlike Jus other works in style , wit , and composition . If one transfers the p-aces and circumstances he might call it a companion for Innocentji Abroad . Mark Twain whose real name is Samuel Clemens tells a great deal of serio-comic truth , and tells it in such a way- as to leave the reader in doubt as to whether it is in honest truth or a joke founded on fact . This is one of the difficulties one finds in reading ^ Roughing It . : It purports to give an . account of the experiences and observations of the author in the Nevada silver mines before the name of railroad was a practical one in the West . The kind of life unveiled is strange and incomprehensible to us , and it is natural to doubt the truth of many of the statements by the author who often describes them from a ridiculous standpoint , yet we have been assured by actual tr...